Chapter 349: Ask for Monthly Tickets!

Zhao Yi was not the least bit surprised that Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had appeared here earlier than he had.

Because Zhao Yi had yet to meet anyone who understood the river better than Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

For the elite of the river-runners, being able to ride the waves in the river was already considered quite rare, yet Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had long since started playing with digging canals and diverting water.

Even Zhao Yi himself had benefited greatly in this regard.

Moreover, what he had obtained was only a castrated version; he still hadn't been able to see the true core internal reference materials to this day.

Zhao Yi also knew his limits; he would tease and provoke Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You in various ways, but that was only to peek into his private life.

Even though he knew that if he put in a little more effort, he could extract real secrets—Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You was simple by nature, and even that child spirit inside him was just a child in front of someone like Zhao Yi who could peer into the human heart.

Yet he didn't do so; he didn't want to make things difficult for Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You. No matter how much profit one sought, it couldn't compare to having a back you could rely on to carry you out at the risk of their own life during a crisis.

In short, when it came to every wave, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan seizing the initiative at every turn was simply his basic operation.

Admittedly, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was famously generous.

But this generosity was reflected in Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's distribution of the resources in his hands; he had always been unsparing toward his own people.

Yet toward outsiders, he was truly poor—poor to a shocking degree.

Other people's plundering was at most scraping the ground three feet deep, or like locusts passing through, which at most destroyed your crops, but wherever Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan went, it was basically total annihilation.

Therefore,

knowing that Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had long been here, yet this heaven-sent great opportunity still remained.

That could only mean one thing:

this was not a great opportunity at all; it was arsenic wrapped in a sugar coating!

No,

not only that,

with Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's personality and methods, if it were ordinary arsenic, he would truly perform a meticulous dissection, tearing off the sweet sugar coating on the outside to take away, leaving only the deadly poison behind.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't do that, which meant this thing was something he didn't even dare to touch.

Zhao Yi turned his head and looked at the three-story wooden house in the distance.

This time, among the people in his alliance, there were sects like the Four Profound Sects that possessed mysterious means and high status in the jianghu, families that were publicly recognized as having formidable strength even if they hadn't produced a Long Wang, and families like the Nine Rivers Zhao of the past that had only produced one Long Wang—quasi-Long Wang families—and even more so, those three... who came from orthodox Long Wang families.

These family backgrounds were one tougher than the next.

Combined with Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's background and that Chen family woman now by his side...

There was prescribing medicine according to the illness, and there was also poisoning according to the person.

"So, this poison doesn't just poison an individual; it might poison a whole swath of people behind that individual."

Whoever could set up this kind of trap was definitely not an ordinary person. That group of animals from the Yu family had the strength but not the brains. The only one with brains, and the one who planned the Yu family's regime change, was that...

Zhao Yi reached out and rubbed his brow hard.

"Memory?"

Zhao Yi already possessed more important information about the Yu family than the other eleven people.

But there are some things that, if you don't think in that direction, you will never see through.

Plus, when the people around you are collectively burning with fervor, it is very difficult for you to continue to maintain your own composure.

Most importantly, Zhao Yi had experienced several waves with Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, but what he saw was only from his own perspective.

For example, under the karst cave, he didn't know how Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had suppressed and killed that eerie evil spirit.

In his eyes, the evil spirit turned into darkness, surged into Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's body, and then... the evil spirit died.

Zhao Yi could only guess that deep within Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's spiritual consciousness, there should still exist something terrifying.

But even so, when Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan opened and closed the window, it was equivalent to helping Zhao Yi confirm his train of thought.

With the answer, deducing the conditions became simple.

Zhao Yi quickly calmed his emotions and let out a breath.

He lifted his leg, preparing to walk back, but just as his foot left the ground, he stopped again.

He turned his head and looked at the already tightly closed window again.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Yi's mouth.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, are you borrowing poison to kill people?

"Fine, I'll help you see which family is suitable; I'll help you fan the flames."

"Aren't you going out to talk to him?"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan stood in Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's room, having witnessed the youth's act of opening and closing the window just now.

Since that group of people entered the village, her vigilance had also risen.

After all, since the river-running began, the biggest loss she had suffered was at their hands.

If it hadn't been for the youth's intervention, she would have already died twice.

Therefore, upon sensing someone hitting the wooden house's formation, she immediately flashed from upstairs into the youth's room, arriving even faster than Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You.

The youth told her that what hit the door just now was a leopard.

A large, spotted leopard that could make cat-like meowing sounds.

She raised her own doubts, asking if this could be a tactic of that group of people to test the waters?

If it were a one-on-one fight, Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan would be fearless; even if two came, she would have the confidence to fight. But the opposition was truly numerous and powerful.

She was already calculating how she should protect the youth and leave safely if the situation spiraled out of control.

Then, the youth taught her an idiom: "beating the grass to scare the snake."

Only then did Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan realize that her worry had been misdirected.

Rarely finding herself in dangerous situations, she truly lacked the ability to quickly recognize the situation at such critical moments. Her elders had taught her, and she had read it in the notes of her ancestors, but knowledge from books always felt shallow.

When Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan pushed open the window, she also saw Zhao Yi standing on the road outside.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had explained to Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan that most of the things Zhao Yi was rumored to have done in the jianghu were things he had taken the blame for on his behalf.

But these explanations did not improve Zhao Yi's image in Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's heart by much.

Instead, it made Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan feel that taking credit for others' deeds to make a name for oneself was truly despicable.

Preconceptions in a person's heart are like a great mountain; Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan didn't want to move this mountain onto the youth, so she could only let Zhao Yi continue to carry it.

But originally, Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan thought the youth would call Zhao Yi over to talk, or throw out a letter, but the youth didn't do so.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Because he brought his brain."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Little brother, do you think that I, your sister, don't have enough brains?"

After Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan indicated that he didn't like formal titles like "Virtuous Brother Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan" or "Brother Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan," Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan changed the address back to the mode she liked best.

Calling him little brother before was because she felt the youth was cute and beautiful; now, calling herself "sister" in front of him gave her a strange kind of happiness.

No one could resist this kind of pleasure, which was also the reason why Zhao Yi always racked his brains trying to take advantage of the youth.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan glanced at Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan and replied: "Brains are a burden to you."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Is this sarcasm?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "This is a compliment."

If one could crush everything with strength all the way, who would want to rack their brains to calculate?

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "I feel that being able to know you and accompany you for a while is my good fortune."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan walked behind the desk and sat down.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "There are some things I haven't experienced before, so I naively thought that everything would continue to develop at the rhythm of the past, although I know in my heart that this is unlikely."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan placed the purple Luo Pan in front of him; the needle on it rotated steadily, supporting the stable operation of the wooden house's formation.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "I feel that I will die."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "You have already died once."

The waves and competitors in the early stages can be stepped over directly, but when the competition becomes intense, the difficulty of the waves becomes higher and higher, and the strength of the competitors becomes stronger and stronger. When absolute strength cannot form a crushing advantage, such people often die very cleanly and inexplicably.

Even the person who killed her would feel it was inexplicable, astonished that at this stage, why would there still be such a person?

After killing her, they would have to tremble with fear, searching meticulously, reflecting cautiously, and guarding against it at all times, suspecting that this was a great conspiracy against them.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan believed that the three Chen family Long Wangs in history must have had the strength to crush their contemporaries, but Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan did not believe that the personalities of those three Chen family Long Wangs would be like Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "I feel like you are teaching me how to do things."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "No."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "I feel like you are."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Do you know why you have this feeling?"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Why?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Because you are a living person, not blind or deaf, and you can stand here, seeing and hearing for yourself."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan frowned, very dissatisfied: "Why is it like this every time? Once you explain it, spiritual energy turns into earthly energy."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Spiritual energy that isn't grounded isn't 'highbrow and unpopular,' it's self-deception."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan let out a breath, walked to the desk, and looked at Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan continued to adjust the Luo Pan while saying:

"Go back to healing your wounds; that is your advantage."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Thank you."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked up at her, then continued to focus on the task at hand.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan:

"Actually, at the banquet that day, you could have completely refrained from stopping it and let Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei worship me as Long Wang and follow me to run the river."

"In that case, I will follow you during this wave, and Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei will follow you too. It is foreseeable that after we enter the Chen family, you will gain great convenience and find it easier to seize benefits."

"Once the hidden danger in Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei erupts, you can push me out, and let me, along with the Chen family behind me, bear this terrifying karmic backlash, while you can easily remain uninvolved."

"But you, did not do that."

A look of slight pain appeared on Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

The young man stopped fumbling with the Luo Pan, his ten fingers exerting force until his knuckles turned white.

Even though his condition had improved compared to the past, the young man was still a long way from a full recovery.

Irrational choices were inherently difficult for him to bear.

In fact, the reason the young man had closed his eyes at the banquet was to desperately hide this instinctive reaction of rejection.

But now, Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan had exposed it right in front of him.

She had no malicious intent; she was expressing her gratitude, even appreciation, sincerely.

Because she knew clearly that she would inevitably fall into the trap; in fact, she had already said at the time that if Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan didn't want Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei, she would take him.

The young man didn't even need to dig a pit for her; he only needed to watch coldly without stopping her, and she would naturally jump in.

But what she didn't know was that her expression of gratitude was equivalent to tearing the skin off the young man's body.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "You, are you uncomfortable?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan took a deep breath and raised his head.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan noticed that the young man's eyes were filled with a kind of coldness.

"Because it was you who said it—in this wave, you are my person."

"Right, I said it."

"So, you don't need to be grateful to me; I am just protecting my own private property."

"Ah?"

"I believe that with my ability, even if you didn't jump into this pit or provide assistance, I could still get what I want. It might not be as bountiful, and things might not go as smoothly, but I value long-term interests more."

"This is a transaction."

"A transaction?"

"You are easy to deal with, and you shouldn't die. After this wave ends, in other waves, you can help me eliminate other opponents."

"If we meet again in some future wave and are competitors who must decide a winner, I can also occupy an advantage because I understand you better."

"I can leave you with a psychological shadow in this wave in advance, making you lack courage and resolve when you clash with me head-on, exposing more flaws."

"Even, making you harbor the intention of retreating and conceding by lighting the lamp a second time when things get tough."

*Huu... *

The young man placed his hands gently on the desk, the pain on his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face fading away.

These words were less for Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan and more of an explanation Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was giving himself.

Because in this wave, the most ideal state would be to sacrifice Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan, and even sacrifice the entire Chen family along with her.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan smiled.

When you have a bias toward someone, double standards are inevitable; Zhao Yi had clearly done nothing here but say a few polite words, yet her impression of him kept dropping.

Yet, despite Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan giving such a cold explanation based on interests, in Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's eyes, he seemed like an obstinate young man who was unwilling to Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face human sentiment, which instead made him appear more genuine.

A person's fate is destined long ago; if Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan hadn't been interested in that "ordinary young man" at the "Wangjiang Tower Square" that day and hadn't taken the initiative to go up and chat, leaving a deep impression on Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan.

Then, when they met at that soup shop, they would have just been strangers.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "When I lit the lamp to walk the river, Grandma told me that the river is dangerous, and if I get tired of playing, I should come ashore and go home early."

"My grandfather told me that since my Chen family doesn't have many Dragon Kings to begin with, one more or less doesn't matter."

"If I succeed in walking the river, the original altar for three Dragon King tablets is just right; if I add a fourth, it would be too small, and I'd have to order a new, large altar."

"If the large altar is placed in the current ancestral hall, the hall would look too small, so the ancestral hall would have to be rebuilt."

"The ancestral hall is the core area of the ancestral residence's formation barrier, where one move affects the whole; not to mention rebuilding it, so the ancestral residence would also have to be rebuilt and expanded."

"Next to the ancestral residence, there are the graves of my Chen family ancestors, as well as stone tablets inscribed by various figures from the jianghu who were invited over the generations."

"By the way, do you know? There is a large tablet that my grandfather likes very much, and I like it too; it was inscribed by Su Shi himself."

"When he was in Hainan, he used poems to trade for oysters to eat."

"He was lured over by an ancestor of my Chen family, who treated him to fine wine and delicacies, asking him to write poems."

"As a result, after this scholar ate too well and was too full, he couldn't write anything."

"The ancestor had no choice but to throw him into a wooden hut on the mountain, keeping him hungry so he would trade his works for wine and food; he was truly prolific then."

"The huge stone tablet was filled to the brim with his writing, all works that can't be seen in textbooks."

"Later, every time the head of my Chen family invited seniors and talents from the jianghu to the ancestral residence to observe the 'Listening to the Tide and Watching the Sea Law,' they would take the guests to admire Su Shi's stone tablet first."

"Unfortunately, my Chen family's wine is a bit special, and Su Shi was just an ordinary person after all; he drank too much during that time, which made his memory blurry, thinking it was just a dream."

"After leaving my Chen family, he forgot this story."

"My grandfather said this could also be considered a way of 'forgetting each other in the jianghu'."

"You see, if I really become a Dragon King, how much trouble I would bring to my Chen family."

The hint in Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's words was very obvious.

She was telling the young man that she didn't have such deep obsession with competing for the Dragon King position, and she wasn't that resistant to conceding by lighting the lamp a second time.

This was echoing the words Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had said earlier.

However, her grandparents' instructions to her probably weren't meant to help her relieve pressure, but rather because they knew exactly what kind of personality their granddaughter had.

Every generation's Dragon King competition becomes more tragic toward the end; it is the final struggle of strength, temperament, luck, and all other factors, and also a stage where outstanding people wither away crazily.

Their own granddaughter... no matter how good her talent was, she didn't look like someone who could make it to the end.

Rather than letting her reach the late stages without even a chance to concede, it would be better for her to withdraw early, so she could at least come back alive.

For such a granddaughter, there isn't an elder who wouldn't genuinely cherish her.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked at her.

This young woman in front of him always made the young man feel unable to cope.

In the living room, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, who was smoking, felt his ears twitch, and then, by accident, he swallowed the mouthful of smoke in his mouth.

"Cough, cough..."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, who was beside him, immediately stood up and patted Brother Bin's back lightly.

"Brother Bin, what's wrong?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, having recovered, let out a sigh:

"The Outer Team is in danger."

"Pfft."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan opened a can of Jianlibao and started drinking.

She still didn't like this overly sweet drink, but opening and drinking it in front of the young man felt like snatching a snack from a little brother.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Where did you get that?"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You gave it to me."

Living room.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin looked at Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "You gave away the Jianlibao you brought in your bag for Brother Marquis Xiao Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan?"

There was no convenience store in the village; every can of this drink was one less.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You scratched his head: "I lost it to her in a bet."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "What kind of bet?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Arm wrestling."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "Heh, once she opens her domain, you're worth nothing."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Yeah, that's why I lost."

"Pfft."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan opened another can of Jianlibao, placed it in front of Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, and said:

"Here, treat yourself."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin looked at Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You in disbelief and asked:

"Are you stupid? You arm-wrestled her twice and lost two bottles?"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "The first time she opened her domain, and I lost. She said let's do it a second time, no domain, just pure arm wrestling, testing physical fitness."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin: "And then..."

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I lost again."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's expression immediately became serious, and he subconsciously shouted:

"Damn!"

You have to know, he had already used an extremely high upper limit to calculate the strength of Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan.

In their previous contacts, every time she "acted stupid," it would make Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin raise his evaluation of her strength by another notch.

Because Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's simplicity and kindness were directly proportional to her strength.

But even so, in Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin's understanding, Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's strongest point was her domain.

When her domain expands, to a certain extent, it is almost unsolvable; anyone will inevitably fall into a passive position.

Now, he has even learned a shocking piece of news: that even without a domain, relying purely on physical fitness—that is, martial arts—she can still suppress Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You?

It was mainly because that day at the museum, Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin was busy acting in a rival scene with Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Xu Mofan and Chen Jing, so even though Little Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan Ge made the grid transparent, he had no time to look closely.

Therefore, he did not directly witness the scene where Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan was besieged by a crowd that day.

You must know, any one of the people in Zhao Yi's alliance is not simple.

It is just that this wave involves the Long Wang household, which is of an extremely high standard; if it were the kind of multi-team cooperation wave from before, the team represented by any one of them could occupy an absolutely dominant ecological niche in competition with other teams.

Just like Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao and the ape beside her back then, when their plans fell through completely, they were still able to rely on brute force and killing to clutch a piece of broken jade in their hands before the final deadline arrived.

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin took a deep drag of his cigarette and then slowly exhaled:

"It's fortunate that this girl's personality is like this; if she were even a little bit normal in that regard..."

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin threw the cigarette in his hand onto the ground and extinguished it with the sole of his shoe.

"No, the fact that she can have this kind of personality is precisely because she is too strong."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan picked up a Jianlibao and took a sip.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan asked with a smile: "By the way, little brother, which family do you intend to make a move on?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "That old lady of mine has conflicts with some top-tier powers in the jianghu; why are you so excited?"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Regarding the affairs of that old lady of yours, my grandfather would certainly be willing to help out."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "Won't your grandmother have any objections?"

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan:

"The more magnanimous my grandmother is, the deeper my grandfather's guilt toward her, and the more he listens to my grandmother.

Because my grandfather originally didn't intend to marry, and didn't even want the position of family head; he intended to remain alone, with his heart set on wandering the ends of the earth.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "The ends of the earth seem to be right at your doorstep."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "That's true, anyway, that's the meaning; it was my grandmother who first took a fancy to my grandfather. Back then, my grandmother was a close friend of the Liu family's eldest young lady, and she even helped my grandfather come up with ideas."

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "How do you know about these things?"

The private affairs of the contemporary family head and the mistress, even if they wanted to chat about them, wouldn't be done in public; they could only be whispered privately by elders of the same generation.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "When I was young and practicing running with my domain, in order to test the effect, I specifically went to the private courtyards of various elders to circle around, seeing if they could detect or sense my presence.

Then, I heard many of their whispers to each other.

By the way, you still haven't said which family you intend to choose?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: "I don't need to choose; Zhao Yi will help me choose."

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan: "Hmm, you two can transmit so much information just by opening and closing a window?"

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked at Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan's forehead.

Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Chen Xiyuan immediately covered her forehead with one hand and pointed at the boy with the other:

"Little brother, you are not allowed to say that your sister has no brains again!"

In the fruit orchard at the village entrance, Zhao Yi snatched an apple from the bag of a squirrel passing by and began to gnaw on it.

It was crisp, sweet, and delicious; it was actually quite good.

The little squirrel discovered its bag had become lighter, immediately turned around, and stared at Zhao Yi angrily.

The other squirrels around also gathered over, and some had already picked up stones from the ground.

"Haha, I'm a guest, I can eat it." After explaining with a smile, Zhao Yi waved his hand, "Go, go, go, go back to your business."

The squirrels before him really listened to the explanation, then all turned around, lined up in a row, and marched in unison toward the depths of the orchard to continue collecting fruit.

This scene made Zhao Yi freeze for a moment.

"Who on earth is so childish and bored to be conducting military training for squirrels here."

At this moment, a sound of footsteps rose from behind Zhao Yi.

The person who came was very young, wearing a set of ordinary Daoist robes, yet he exuded an air of immortal grace.

His name is Li Jun, a successor of the Bixia Sect, which worships the Three Pure Ones.

"Brother Zhao has such elegant interests; everyone else is busy making offers to that member of the Yu family, yet Brother Zhao is here training squirrels."

Zhao Yi did not explain, directly accepting it by default, and said: "Anyway, being idle is just being idle."

Li Jun: "Is Brother Zhao not anxious at all?"

Zhao Yi: "Daoist Li is joking; is it useful for me to be anxious? I am ranked in the very last position."

Li Jun: "But Brother Zhao was the only one earlier to exchange identities with that member of the Yu family; he must harbor a sense of gratitude in his heart. I'm afraid that right now, he is already just perfunctorily dealing with everyone else, and is deliberately waiting for you."

Zhao Yi: "Daoist Li is afraid of thinking of people too simply, right? It's just a sentence, it doesn't count for anything."

Li Jun: "A kind word warms three winters; sometimes great opportunities are often hidden in this moment of kindness. In the final analysis, it is that my cultivation is not deep enough. Although I feel I have achieved respect and do not look down on people because of the Yu family's current predicament, in reality, having this thought of not wanting to look down on them is already looking down on them.

They, including me, no matter how busy we are or how much we show favor from now on, are just paving the way and warming up the scene for Brother Zhao."

Zhao Yi: "Daoist Li is really too flattering; I am a person who broke his own family, who would be willing to follow me?"

Li Jun: "Next, isn't what this Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei wants to do to break the gate of this Yu family? It just so happens that Brother Zhao has experience in this regard."

Zhao Yi: "Yo, that's true. But experience can't be eaten as a meal. Not to mention that my Jiujiang Zhao family no longer exists, even if it were still here, I'm afraid it wouldn't compare to the deep foundations of the family sects behind you. People, after all, must live in reality, not in dreams."

Li Jun pointed to the surroundings: "Does Brother Zhao think that this paradise here is reality?"

Zhao Yi did not speak.

Li Jun continued: "This is nothing more than another dream, and that Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei has never left here since he could remember; he has actually always lived in a dream, he is a man in a dream.

Look, isn't this a perfect match for you, Brother Zhao?"

Zhao Yi: "Daoist Li is afraid that he has studied in the incense hall of a subordinate Daoist temple of the Bixia Sect; with these few words, he really has made me, Zhao, feel light and airy, full of hope for the future."

Li Jun: "Whether it is or isn't, Brother Zhao actually knows in his heart."

Zhao Yi: "Then Daoist Li, what is the meaning of finding me alone at this time?"

Li Jun: "I would like to ask Brother Zhao to endure the pain of parting with his love."

Zhao Yi: "This is said as if that Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei is already my person. To take a step back, even if I don't want him to worship me, he can choose to worship someone else."

Li Jun: "But Brother Zhao has the ability to exert influence on him."

Zhao Yi raised his head and looked at the sky.

Li Jun: "I feel that rather than negotiating terms with that Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei, it is better to negotiate terms with Brother Zhao here. Admittedly, you and I both know how rich this opportunity is. If we really get serious, even I dare not say that I can compensate Brother Zhao."

"But great opportunities are often accompanied by great risks. Under the risk discount, I and the Bixia Sect behind me, I think, can afford to bear it."

"A contract can be set today; after the matter is accomplished, when you and I go down the river and ashore, everything will surely be fulfilled."

"My Bixia Sect is even willing to help Brother Zhao rebuild the Jiujiang Zhao."

"Brother Zhao, you should be able to trust the reputation of my Bixia Sect."

Zhao Yi pointed to the sky: "Family sects are like these rolling clouds; not to mention the distant ones, in the past sixty years, how many have fallen like the Yu family?"

"In the past, Long Wang Qin and Long Wang Liu had such prestige and momentum; later, didn't they also decline?"

Li Jun: "The affairs of the Qin family and the Liu family are truly a great pity in the jianghu. Although I have never seen the people of these two families who were alive, I also yearn for them and admire them."

Zhao Yi: "So, rebuilding the Jiujiang Zhao has long since ceased to be my obsession."

Li Jun: "If Brother Zhao has other thoughts, you can feel free to bring them up."

Zhao Yi: "Daoist Li has misunderstood; how big the bowl is, is how much rice one eats. In this wave, I, Zhao, am standing at the forefront of the storm. If I want to survive, I still have to count on everyone's assistance."

"This cake, I, Zhao, cannot eat, and even more so, I dare not eat."

"My, Zhao's, mind is clear. Please rest assured, Daoist Li, this time, I, Zhao, will not compete."

"He, Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei, will absolutely not worship me, Zhao Yi."

Li Jun: "What about the second half?"

Zhao Yi: "Daoist Li, please do not make things difficult for me, Zhao. It's not just that I cannot afford to offend you; I dare not offend the others either."

Li Jun: "Many thanks, Brother Zhao. I wish Brother Zhao can escape the catastrophe soon."

Zhao Yi: "I wish the Daoist can become a Buddha soon."

Li Jun smiled slightly, not angry, performed a Daoist salute, and turned to leave.

Zhao Yi did not linger in the orchard for long, turning instead to sit by the river.

The river water was clear, and beneath the surface, it was full of vitality.

He deliberately stayed outside the village to give an opportunity to the smartest of the smart people who wanted to talk to him in detail.

Next, two more people came to find Zhao Yi.

Obviously, like Li Jun, they also saw the clues within.

The routine Zhao Yi used to deal with them was the same: focusing on the fact that I don't compete, don't snatch, and don't offend anyone, and when talking, one must sigh about the autumn wind, using his own Jiujiang Zhao as a lead to involve the Yu family, and then mention the Qin and Liu families of that year in passing.

The former prestige of the Qin and Liu families was too high, and although they have declined now, they are different from the Yu family before their eyes. The plaque supported by the old lady of the Liu family, even if mentioned during casual conversation, must be expressed with admiration and praise.

After dealing with them, for a long time, no one came to find him again.

This made Zhao Yi somewhat surprised. Among this group of people, the ones with the highest status and position were undoubtedly the three from the orthodox Long Wang household, but they seemed to be completely unaware and skipped over him.

In comparison, although the powers behind the two just now were also extraordinary, in terms of overall foundation and style, they still couldn't compare to the true Long Wang household.

Zhao Yi did not know who the one surnamed Li intended to feed the poison to, and he was also worried about what to do if the poison was fed to the wrong person, so the most reasonable way was to feed the poison to the biggest three, that is, to feed it to the Long Wang family.

Probably, only the true Long Wang household is worth the one surnamed Li starting to lay out a plan to target them now.

A crocodile surfaced in the river and stared at Zhao Yi, who was sitting by the river.

A moment later, the crocodile dived, and before long, a fat, beautiful fish was thrown out.

Zhao Yi cupped his hands to the water surface: "Many thanks, Brother Crocodile, but I, Zhao, do not like to eat raw fish."

"I love to eat it."

Ming Ming Yuwan appeared behind Zhao Yi like a ghost.

She picked up the fish from the ground, tossed it into the air, and then opened her fan, which flickered like the shadows of flowers.

Very quickly, in this extremely short amount of time, the fish had its tail removed, its internal fish blood patted out, the black membrane scraped away, and the bones removed to extract the meat.

When it landed on the stone surface in front of the two, on the left were thin, tender fish slices neatly stacked like a flower, and on the right were fish knuckles with a different texture.

"Brother Zhao, please enjoy."

Zhao Yi: "I wouldn't dare eat it."

Ming Ming Yuwan: "Is Brother Zhao worried that I am offering favors without cause, and if not for treachery, then for theft?"

Zhao Yi shook his head: "I'm afraid of parasites."

Ming Ming Yuwan: "Brother Zhao, with a skin of a Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Jiao, are you still worried about such trifles?"

Zhao Yi: "Dietary habits differ."

Ming Ming Yuwan: "Honestly, ever since we joined forces, I have always wanted to get close to Brother Zhao, but Brother Zhao always keeps a distance of three paces. Could it be that I look so terrifying?"

Zhao Yi: "Miss Ming is very beautiful; it's just that I already have two betrothed wives, otherwise..."

Ming Ming Yuwan: "Otherwise what?"

Zhao Yi: "I would definitely be a toad trying to taste swan meat, pursuing Miss Ming and letting you be my third concubine."

Ming Ming Yuwan: "Hehehehe!"

The woman reached out, pinched a fish slice, placed it in her mouth to chew, and after swallowing, she looked at Zhao Yi and said:

"Although we have formed an alliance, I can feel that even though everyone here has an extraordinary background, they are somewhat cautious in their hearts when facing me and those two, but only you, Brother Zhao..."

Zhao Yi: "I am scared to the very marrow of my bones."

"This kind of fear is, on the contrary, a lack of fear. Brother Zhao seems to have a deeper understanding of the orthodox Long Wang family."

Zhao Yi: "You people today, one by one, are all acting mysterious."

"Brother Zhao, I want this Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei, please help me."

"Miss Ming, please understand my predicament..."

Ming Ming Yuwan lowered her gaze, a smile on her lips.

Zhao Yi only felt the pain of the previous skin-tearing and cleaning wash over him once again.

"I have already discussed matters with that Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei."

"Then it should be a sure thing."

"He has already been talked into numbness by the people before me; I can tell he is waiting for someone behind."

"Miss Ming, you must have confidence in your own charm, and even more so, have confidence in the Ming family."

"However, I have even more confidence in Brother Zhao."

As she spoke, Ming Ming Yuwan extended a finger and pointed to the center of her own brow.

"Brother Zhao once publicly exposed the evil deeds of the ancestors of the Jiujiang Zhao family. I am deeply impressed. The Zhao family Long Wang is also a figure I admire and revere; to think that after falling, his remains were subjected to such humiliation is truly an outrage to both man and god.

However, given Brother Zhao's talent, I imagine you should be very interested in this technique, and I fear you have already begun to study and learn it.

Brother Zhao, please look."

Ming Ming Yuwan flicked her fingertip outward, and a cluster of milky-white flames immediately rose up, then underwent various changes, extremely dexterously.

Zhao Yi's eyes widened immediately.

Relying on the support of the Zhao Family Basic Formula, he had indeed learned the method of "Lighting the Heavenly Lamp," but compared to what Ming Ming Yuwan was displaying before him, it was simply as pathetic as a child's toy; the two were not even on the same level.

More importantly, she was actually able to offer such a condition, unlike the others who would all bring up "rebuilding the Jiujiang Zhao."

"How does Brother Zhao feel?"

"Profound."

At this moment, this was truly the gap in heritage between the Long Wang lineage and other forces in the Jianghu.

Ming Ming Yuwan: "This is my Ming family's secret technique, the 'Soul-Burning Heart-Clearing Formula.' As long as Brother Zhao is willing to help Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Yu Dibei pledge allegiance to me, I will gift this secret technique to Brother Zhao."

Zhao Yi swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He wanted this secret technique; he wanted to trap this woman.

Li, how about we choose her?

Those two from the Long Wang family aren't taking the bait, and I can't just run over and offer myself, can I?

"Brother Zhao, those two won't come looking for you anymore; I have already had a word with them."

"They... agreed?"

"Conversations between Long Wang lineages can, after all, be a bit more relaxed."

"Mm, I can understand."

"Brother Zhao possesses the skin of a Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Jiao; combined with this secret technique, it is perfect for reshaping your own soul fire and unleashing even more wonders.

It is a pity, if the spirit of that Black Black Black Black Black Black Black Jiao were still present, one could use it as a lamp wick, and that would surely allow the effects of this secret technique to be unleashed even better. As for what level it could specifically reach, even I cannot predict."